does anyone know the tappet measurements for a 72 escort?

[willow74]

Tappet measurements for a 72 escort?

[babybop6379]

8 -10 thou in            14 -18 thou ex  remembering off the top of my head good luck

[v64paul]

hey that takes me way way back! i remember they used to suffer when the oil was'nt changed so that it dried out the rocker shaft, making it near impossible to set the valves correctly. also, watch for wear on the rockers themselves where they push on the valves stems. the resultant groove stops you measuring the gap accurately with feeler gauges....

happy days, suppose the kebabmeister has adodge for that last one.....

[v64paul]

that's a dodge for that one of course...

[KebabMeister]

'72 was the year before I was born! :)

I never worked on an Escort Mk1 or Mk2 unfortunately (though they had a few Ford engine test beds to work on at college).  The rockershaft was always gunked up with dried oil, made it very difficult to set the tappets correctly.  Also the top of the valve would leave an imprint in the rocker arm through wear, is that the groove that you mention v64paul?

[v64paul]

ooh you fibber! the kent engine survived four decades in one form or another, pretty good going and almost as good as the boat engine rover used to fit :)

yes, they are the grooves of which i speak. i sense a little competitiveness here meister...